H.R. No. 2563
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Deborah Johnston of the Grand Prairie branch of the
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas received a 2012 Sam Winstead Volunteer
of the Year Award at the annual meeting of the association on April
11, 2013; and
WHEREAS, This prestigious award is presented every year to a
volunteer at each branch of the Dallas YMCA who has demonstrated
exceptional commitment to a program or has helped further the goals
of the YMCA in his or her community; and
WHEREAS, Deborah Johnston has been volunteering with the YMCA
since she was a sophomore in high school, when she coached
basketball; she and her husband, Stuart, have been members of the Y
for 20 years, and during that time she has coached basketball,
soccer, T-ball, and baseball; Ms. Johnston has also served on the
Sports and Executive Search Committees and as chair of the Building
and Grounds Committee; a member of the Grand Prairie board for the
past decade, she led the group as chair during 2011 and 2012; and
WHEREAS, Through her exemplary service to the Grand Prairie
Family YMCA, Deborah Johnston has greatly benefited her community
and demonstrated her support of the organization's goals of youth
development, healthy living, and social responsibility; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Deborah Johnston on receiving a
2012 Sam Winstead Volunteer of the Year Award and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Johnston as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Davis of Dallas
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2563 was adopted by the House on May
24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House